Improvement in parlor billiard-tables



I Patented Jan. 7,1879.

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CHARLES Gr. AKAM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN PARLOR BlLLlARD-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 211,265, dated January'7, 1879 application filed September 23, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES G. AKAM, of Chicago, county of Cook, Stateof Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in ParlorBilliard-Tables, which improvements are fully set forth in the followingspecifica' tion, reference being made to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my improvements is to cheapen the manufacture and price ofparlor billiardtables, so as to be within the reach of every person orfamily (lesiring to use them; and the improvements relate to a devicefor securing or fastening the cushion to the frame or rail surroundingthe table at a proper height and distance over the bed of the table, soas to properly receive and throw off the balls when playing the game.

Figure 1 of drawings shows a side elevation of a billiard-table with myimprovements attached. Fig.2shows an end elevation with my improvedcounting device attached to the end rail of table, and thesupportingframe of the table with cue-rack attached. Fig.3shows top viewof Fig. 1, showing the cushion attached to the table. Fig. 4. is asection of Fig. 3 on the line a: :0, showing the manner of attachingcushion to the frame of the table.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures ofdrawings.

A represents the cushion. The cushion is formed by folding a flat pieceof elastic rubber fabric, a, over a round rubber cord, or a cord of anyyielding substance, and securing it to the rail or frame B, surroundingthe bed of the table, by placing the projecting ends of the flat rubberin a groove, 0, formed in the upper part of the rail of the frame B, andse curing it thereto with nails or glue, or any other manner offastening, in such a manner as to project over the bed of the table atthe proper height and distance to receive and throw off the balls inplaying.

G shows counting device, which consists of a. series of holes made inthe frame B, adapted to receive pins D, which are colored to correspondwith the balls used in playing, the holes being divided into spaces offives or tens, to facilitate in counting, the division to be made by anydevice or marks indicating it. E shows the supporting-frame of thetable, with bracketsF Ffor storing the ones when not in use. Thesupporting-frame may be made in any convenient manner, and should beprovided with screws G in the feet of the frame for leveling the table.The table should be fastened to supporting-frame by hinges, and leftfree to turn up in a perpendicular position, to facilitate in moving thetable through narrow doorways, and to place the table close against thewall or side of the room when not in use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is-

A billiard-table provided with a cushion consisting of a cord ofyielding material en veloped bya flat piece of rubber having pro.-jecting ends, in combination with the rail or frame B, having a groove,0, into which such projecting ends are so inserted and so secured, bymeans substantially asdescribed, that the cushion shall project over thebed of the table at a proper height and distance to receive and throwoff the balls, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CHARLES G. AKAM.

Witnesses:

FRED. G. HALE, L. F. MINZESHEIMER.

